9 January 2015 Last updated at 16:51 By Nick Triggle Health correspondent, BBC News Delays faced by ambulance staff when handing patients to staff are twice as long as a year ago, NHS England figures show, as the pressure on AE units spreads across the hospital system. There were also rises in delayed discharges and [...]

9 January 2015 Last updated at 17:02 Circle became the first private firm to manage an NHS hospital three years ago A company which became the first private firm to manage an NHS hospital says it wants to “withdraw from its contract”. Circle Holdings, which operates Hinchingbrooke Hospital in Cambridgeshire, said its franchise is “no [...]

9 January 2015 Last updated at 17:14 Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Explosions and gunfire are heard coming from the warehouse, as Chris Morris reports French police have stormed two hostage sites in Paris and north of the city, with the hostage takers reported dead. Explosions were heard at a warehouse [...]